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Southlake’s Chase Daniel part of Saints’ run as No. 3 quarterback

Chase Daniel had a record-setting career at Southlake Carroll and in college at Missouri, but he went undrafted largely because of his size – he’s 6-feet – so he went to training camp with Washington.

Among the final cuts by the Redskins, he quickly signed with New Orleans to be on its practice squad.

When Sean Payton was a Cowboys assistant he would attend Carroll games, and met Daniel a few times. When the Saints called after he was cut by Washington, it was an easy decision.

“It’s been a wild ride to say the last,” Daniel said. “It’s sort of like a dream come true but you’ve got to stay grounded. Still how many people would die to be in this position? Even though I’m the third-string quarterback, I’m still part of the team, still preparing to play, getting ready in practice.”